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Kitchen garden or allotment?
I have been writing about my plans for a vegetable garden for a while now. I am not sure what to call it, is it my kitchen garden as it’s a garden off my garden or is my allotment? Probably doesn’t matter. It just looks like a fenced off overgrown area at the moment. But…
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Reflections of self preservation
I buried a colleague this week. Not me personally but went to her funeral. It was very sad, her family were very emotional, her mum was distraught and it was and always will be hard to watch peoples fragility. It was a wonderful send off for her, she loved the sun and it was a…
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Spring is here, time to grow
I have been in my garden almost everyday. Sowing seeds, weeding, cutting back shrubs clearing rubbish. With 3 garden spaces to look after it’s a lot. But I enjoy every minute of it. I have taken to sowing seeds on my lunch break and exploring new vegetables and things to grow. My green house is…
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A little cancer update
Gav is doing well. They cut out the 6cm tumour and he doesn’t need chemo. This is everything. This means shorter recovery time. But we aren’t counting our chickens. The last few weeks haven’t been easy. He has lost over 2.5 stone, approximately 16kilos in 5 weeks. He has lost weight off his belly and…
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Feeling grateful at this awful time
My life is hard at the moment. In sickness and in health has never been such a prominent promise. The hardest thing is watching the one that you love struggle. Because everything is a struggle. The last few weeks have been trying, frustrating and painful and I am not the one going through cancer, except…
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Coping with cancer and failing
Not sure if this is a funny story or not. Gavin had had a bad day. A tube down his nose and throat was making him gag so he didn’t couldn’t talk. He hadn’t slept and looked tired and gaunt straight away i new he wasn’t himself. It was heartbreaking to see. I still haven’t…
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Gav is okay
Surgery went well. He is moving, he is also very sore. After almost a week he had his first meal today. He can change his stoma bag which hopefully won’t be permanent, but if it is it is. He has good hours and bad hours and very little rest. His friends and family have been…
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Well it’s Cancer…..
Hi all Bad news but not the worst news. My husband has stage 2/3 cancer. He has a large tumour growing in his rectum and will soon be going in for surgery to have it removed. The good news is it hasn’t spread and the fear of becoming a widow sooner than nature intended is…
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Life update: is it the c-word?
I can’t decide wether to publish this post or not. It’s not my story. If you are reading it, I pushed the button. It’s not my body or my health. So maybe if I write it it can be from my perspective rather than from my husbands. Fuck it. He may have cancer. He is…
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5 Home trends for 2023 and what I am getting behind.
I did a similar blog last year and with all the shite happing in our lives write now I don’t mind writing something a bit frivolous rather than my rabbit hole of darkness I almost wrote ha ha. 1.LOCAL CRAFTED HOMEWARE Local crafted home are of definitely something we can all get behind. From local…
Dysfunctional Planner
The joys of planning our small terrace house,travel and all that life throws at me
Dysfunctional Planner 